HOMETOWN HERO: The “Dr. of hot air” Howard Freeman has been involved in the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning for 26 years, and helped donate millions during that time. “We believe that we can do well by doing good” he says of his charity work.

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HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES: Ever wondered what it is like to take a ride in a hot air balloon? QuickChek's festival of ballooning includes many different shapes and sizes of speciality hot air balloons including an american flag, Elvis Presley , a blue puppy, saxophone and more.

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THE HUMAN CANNONBALL: David Smith Jr. holds the world record for the furthest distance and highest human cannonball. The human cannonball is performance in which a person acts as the "cannonball" and is ejected from a specially designed "cannon".

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BALLOON AND TUNES: Russ Mensch, the media director of the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning tells us what we can expect from this weekend. Did you know that balloons typically take off at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., when winds are at their calmest?